Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The light from an electric lamp tower 81
| Davenport, Ia, falls full upon a flower gar
den about 100 feet away, and during the pas
| summer the owner has observed that lines
| which have usually bloomed only in the day
| have opened ~ the night and that mornln!
| glories have Enclosed their blossoms ao sool
as the electric light fell on them.
| NOVEL WEDDING in which the contracting
! parties were ChInamaU and Caucasian
girl, took place at a Congregational Church
IN Salt Lake. Utah, one day recently Thu
| bride is a native of England, and came 10 thi
| country SIX months ago. Hong Hop, her nus
| band, Is one of the most prominent Chimes
merchants in salt Lake City. He has dis
| carded the Chinese form of uress and joineC
| the Congregational Church, and Is an anti
! Mormon.
| IN the New Britain group of islands in thu
Pacific man Is forbidden under any circum
| stances to speak to his mother-in-law. and ht
must even avoid her II possible. He mus
| Walk miles out of his way 20 as not to cros'
| her path, and If he meets her unawares he
must hide his face. The most sacred oath il
| vogue among the natives was when man in
yoked upon himself. for q breach of sacret
| pledge, the terrible fate OF having to shake
hands with his nother-i n-law.
A SALOON KEEPER IN Point Pleasant. W
Va. gives notice in the local newspaper tina
he has paid s2l7 for a license TO sell lntoxI'
eating LIQUORS He a1ds:. 'NoW, if any wife
has drunka ard for husband, or if any mar
| has o friend who Is dissIpatsd, ! say, emphatl-
cally, give me notice, ana all such person:
snail be excluded from my piRCe. Let moth
ers, fathers, sisters and brothers do likewise
ana their requests shall De Needed. / wish ii
| to he distinctly understoodstb alfIwill not sci
whisky or other liquors to minors, drnnkards
or to the poor and destitute. Will not take
their money. Let them use 1t where it will dc
the most good" 'r '1 5tV
a CONVENTION of colored mon of Ohio, hav-
ing for It's object the preparation OF plan fol-
| erecting monument to the memory of John
| Brown, met in Columbus Last Thursday. Rev
James PoindeXter. Of Cincinnati, was made
chairman. Opinion was divided as to the
proper course to pursue, whether the coiored
| people OF She state should endeavor to build
monument or memorial hall, or whether an
| effort should be made to arouse national DN
| terest in the matter. Finally the committee
| on plans was continued, with instructions 10
correspond and endeavor to arouse the inter
| est of the people, and at the proper time issue
call for national convention.
AS John Quincy Adams. then q Represen-
tative in Congress, was crossing the hall OF
the House Of Representatives on the after
noon of Monday, May 49, 1910, one Of his feet
caught III the straw mating on the floor, and
caused him TO fall with such violence as to
dislocate his right shoulder After being con-
Yeyed TO his residence, however, his shoulder
was restored to Its socket, and, regardless OF
what most men would consider 3 very suiii
cient reason for remaining OF home, this faith
full Representative. with his band ged Shout
der and disabled right arm, was again at his
post in the House OF Represen tatiye5 at the
usual hour Of meeting the next day.
AUSTRALIANS receive more letters and
postcards than any other people, the annual
average being twenty four for each person.
Europeans come next with about fourteen
each. An Aslatic gets only 40-l0O of a letter
or postcard, and an African only 100. In
Europe there we're mailed in 1855 8. S94 100 600
letters and 597 800 coo postcards, IN America
1886, 900 letters and 3gS 600 600 POSTCARD
in Asia "a 600 900 letters and $4,000. 000.pOs-
cards, in Australia % 400 900 letters ana 200
600 post cards, and in Africa Is, 10000 letters
and 800. 200 postcards. The total number OF
pieces of matter mailed in Europe in 1895 was
7,249,300.O 900, in America 3,Sl9 900 600, in Asia
1896 0.000 in Australia l5l, 100000, and In
Africa 30. 100000.
SOME of the "dodges' which have been re-
sorted to in order to carry diamonds from the
South African diggings have been not 9
little remarkable. Upon one occasion it 10 re-
lated that an ingenious laborer wrapped the
stones in SINAI piece of soft bread, the NOR
sci being grCGdily snapped by dog. The dog
was carefully looked after TIL the mine was
left behind, when 1t was ruthlessly killed to
obtain the hidden diamonds which were con-
tanned in it's stomach. Domestic fowls have
been trained to swallow the smaller stones,
which have afterward been cut out of their
crops. parcel of stolen gems has been
known to have been got out of & well-w2tChed
digging by having been ngeniOusly fastened
TO The hair OF a horse tail.
VICTOR EMANUEL'S monument in the Ro-
man Pantheon consists of large bronze tab
let, supported by a decorated bracket, and
surmOunted by a Roman eagle. The tablet
measures sixteen feet IN breadth by seven in
height, and weighs about 1900 pounds. 1t is
made OF the bronze OF old cannon. The eagle
measures from wing-tip TO wing tip about ten
feet. Below is the bronze COat-Of- arms of the
House of Navoy in a shield of Roman style
Two palm leaves border the sh cid. On the
tablet is inscribed. Victor Emanuel H.
Father of the Country" Above the inscrip-
ton are the iron crown and sword OF honor.
Between the edge of the tablet and the in =
Scription there will he placed a gold and sill
YER line OF ornament OF very fine work: 1t Wa
not ready in time. A porphyrv altar occuples
the centre Of the chapel, and two large bronze
candelabra stand between the lateral col
umns.
THERE is a lovely story in Count Beust's
memoirs about Prince Bismarck which de-
serves to be recalled just now, when the great
ChancellOr's speech is stII ringing in our
ears. what do you do" he asked Count
Beust, "When you are angry and grlevedf
Don't you find It relief TO destroy come hing
when you are angry? was over there once, -
Ii yes, land flew into rage In going out
| slammed The door AND pulled out the KEY
which took with me into Count Lehndor 2
room and threw iutl The basin, which wenl
into thousand Diccte Count Lehrdorf
asked Are vow iln { was That cured me. "
How natural this IL, anf how chudlikc. But
what a blessing it would be If st atcsmen could
always cure their anger by smashing basin
Sometimes, like Lord Randolph, they smash q
Cabinet or. like Mr.. Chamberlain, a party.
But even these modes OF relief are innocent
compared with the usual methods of empe-
rors and kings and of Demos himself. ali OF
whom find war occasionally necessary as a
vent for their spleen.
THE "Pester Tagblatt' relates the story Of
curious msRdventure whIch befel King
Milan's train on recent railroad journey
from Nlsch TO Belgrade, and the Kings pres
ence of mind on the occasion. At one of the
stoppages, the engine driver, Enrich Mish-
kOlzi, was overcome ny the fumes of gas escap-
ing from the engine furnace. and would
noticed his condition and promptly carried
MIN with the help of one of his chasseurs in 10
his privat" saloon carriage, where restora-
tives could be applied. The King himself ad-
ministered cognac to the man. and also ru bbed
his forehead and temples with vinegar. with
the result OF restoring AMI nation. AT the
next station the King called for a doctor, who
stated that the danger was over. On the
arrival of the tram at Belgrade the man was
found to be still too weak to resume work
King Milan accordingly requested leave oil
absence for him until his health should be
restored. and made him present of ter
ducats to help him to tide over his illness. BY
the latest accounts the man, whose life was
so fortunately saved by the King, is again al